Wako factory blast

Frank the tank

You seriously have to question the intelligence of some people.

Who was responsible for building two schools in the immediate vicinity of a factory which by the nature of what it manufactured had the potential to become one hell of a bomb, which it did. :roll:

plowmar

This could be a code violation. I watch 'This Old House' on discovery.

But it's always easier to be wise after the event, forethought is a very expensive item.

(I'm not including you in that comment Frank)

danlikesbikes

Think the news reports suggested 20T was stored there so you'd have to question the logic as I'm no expert but that does sound like a lot of materials to me

Frank the tank

Obviously we on here can only be wise after this particular event but good lord what ever were the local populous' opinion on such poor planning. If they had one and if they did were they allowed to be heard. Just seems bonkers to me.

arran77

It's not like they lack the space out there to have something like that in the middle of no where, hindsight is a wonderful thing though :roll:

forward_loop

yep..... I wonder if "we" still store 60,000,000 gallons of fuel of the M1 at Hemel Hempstead.

danlikesbikes

Forward loop wrote:

yep..... I wonder if "we" still store 60,000,000 gallons of fuel of the M1 at Hemel Hempstead.

Nah were in a recession and can't afford that much now

estampida

the crazy bit is people filming the fire from say 200 metres away

if a chemical plant is on fire you move away.... all those different colors of smoke are different chemical burning....

and once 1 of those chemicals or compounds of the hits the flash point......... 0.2 kiloton BOOM

thegreatdivide

The Sheriff or whatever he was and his "it was like Ayeraaaak" statement - tw4t of the highest order.

dmclite-3.0

thegreatdivide wrote:

The Sheriff or whatever he was and his "it was like Ayeraaaak" statement - tw4t of the highest order.

Maybe he'd been to EYErack on holiday with the National guard, and spoke from experience ? Or he just watches telly a lot ?

MattC59

Forward loop wrote:

yep..... I wonder if "we" still store 60,000,000 gallons of fuel of the M1 at Hemel Hempstead.

That's just one of many sites.

MattC59

plowmar wrote:

This could be a code violation. I watch 'This Old House' on discovery.

But it's always easier to be wise after the event, forethought is a very expensive item.

(I'm not including you in that comment Frank)

Numerous codes !!

Decent flame and gas detection could have prevented this !

Frank the tank

MattC59 wrote:

Forward loop wrote:

yep..... I wonder if "we" still store 60,000,000 gallons of fuel of the M1 at Hemel Hempstead.

That's just one of many sites.

Were the locals given the opportunity to protest against it though?

I know that there is a hell of a fuss kicked up when the local council want to build an incinerator to burn rubbish and provide cheaper (allegedly) heating for the locals.

ballysmate

So, it wasn't radical Buddhists then?

Pross

Have to admit that I assumed it was some form of sabotage / terrorism given the fact it happened a day before the 20th anniversary of the end of the Waco siege. It just seemed too coincidental.

pottssteve

Waco doesn't get much good press, does it?

Mettan

Waco... of all places - couldnt' make it up :shock:

Coach H

Frank the tank wrote:

You seriously have to question the intelligence of some people.

Who was responsible for building two schools in the immediate vicinity of a factory which by the nature of what it manufactured had the potential to become one hell of a bomb, which it did. :roll:

Closed now but the aerosol filling company I worked at through the 90's had a factory in Wolverhampton right in the middle of a housing estate. Only about 200-300T (if I remember correctly) of LPG on site though :shock: